Early College Essentials Certificate (DUAL Students Only)

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Program Description

The Early College Essentials certificate is designed to give high school students a head start on their college education while they are finishing a high school diploma. This certificate is offered only to students in the dual enrollment program, and it provides a pathway to completion of a college certificate, an associate’s degree program and/or transfer to a four-year college.

Note: Only high school students participating in the DUAL ENROLLMENT program are eligible to apply to this certificate.

Curriculum

Essential General Education Core Courses (18 Credits)

(Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)
ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3
BIOL 1111 - Biology I Credit hours: 3
BIOL 1111L - Biology Lab I Credit hours: 1
BIOL 1112 - Biology II Credit hours: 3
BIOL 1112L - Biology II Lab Credit hours: 1
BIOL 2107 - Biological Principles I Credit hours: 3
BIOL 2107L - Biological Principles Lab I Credit hours: 1
BIOL 2113 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit hours: 3
BIOL 2113L - Anatomy and Physiology Lab I Credit hours: 1
BIOL 2114 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit hours: 3
BIOL 2114L - Anatomy and Physiology Lab II Credit hours: 1
BIOL 2117 - Introductory Microbiology Credit hours: 3
BIOL 2117L - Introductory Microbiology Lab Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1151 - Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1151L - Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1152 - Survey of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1152L - Survey of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Lab Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1211 - Chemistry I Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1211L - Chemistry Lab I Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1212 - Chemistry II Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1212L - Chemistry Lab II Credit hours: 1
COMM 1100 - Human Communication Credit hours: 3
ECON 1101 - Principles of Economics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2110 - World Literature Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition Credit hours: 3
HIST 1111 - World History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 1112 - World History II Credit hours: 3
HIST 2111 - U. S. History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 2112 - U. S. History II Credit hours: 3
HUMN 1101 - Introduction to Humanities Credit hours: 3
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credit hours: 3
MATH 1113 - Precalculus Credit hours: 3
MATH 1127 - Introduction to Statistics Credit hours: 3
MATH 1131 - Calculus I Credit hours: 4
MATH 1132 - Calculus II Credit hours: 4
MATH 1103 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning Credit hours: 3
PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics Lab I Credit hours: 1
PHYS 1112 - Introductory Physics II Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1112L - Introductory Physics Lab II Credit hours: 1
POLS 1101 - American Government Credit hours: 3
POLS 2401 - Global Issues Credit hours: 3
RELG 1101 - World Religions Credit hours: 3
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit hours: 3
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking Credit hours: 3
PSYC 2103 - Human Development Credit hours: 3
PSYC 2250 - Abnormal Psychology Credit hours: 3

Total Hours: 18

Suggested First Semester Classes

ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credit hours: 3